World Premiere Film Screening
Saturday, April 26 • 7:00 pm
Brava Theater • 2781 24th St, S.F.

It's here! San Francisco Dance Film Festival proudly presents the world premiere of Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede, a documentary exploring community, resilience, and joy through the lens of queer country-western dancing at an iconic San Francisco gathering: the Sundance Stompede.

The screening will include a Q&A with director Graham Clayton-Chance, an opportunity to dance pre-show starting at 6:30 pm on the Brava Theater stage, and a post-show reception. General admission is $27 plus fees. VIP tickets ($77 plus fees) include preferential seating and a pre-show reception at 5:30 pm with sponsored bites and drinks. All tickets include free admission to Sundance Saloon on April 27.

Buy tickets now!

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Intermediate West Coast Swing
with Shin Aoki
Sunday, April 27: 5:15–6:15 pm
Sundance Saloon: Loft

Instructor Shin Aoki will hold a one-hour workshop for intermediate west coast swing on the last Sunday of the month. Attendees should be *completely* comfortable with basic WCS patterns (e.g. side pass, underarm turn, tuck, basic whips).

Unlike most of our lessons in the loft, this class will be drop-in, with no advance registration and no additional fee beyond the regular Sundance Saloon admission fee.

Sundance Community Meeting
Sunday, May 4 • 5:15–6:30 pm
Sundance Saloon: Back Room

You are invited to a casual meeting where we will discuss the State of Sundance: who we are, where we've been, where we're going, and the challenges we face. If you are interested in learning how we as a community can keep Sundance thriving, we hope you can attend. We'll take this opportunity to review safety and emergency preparedness at Sundance Saloon.

Come early for a few minutes of social time and light snacks starting at 5:00 pm.

May Birthday Dance
Sunday, May 4
Sundance Saloon

On the first Sunday of each month, we celebrate the birthdays of everyone who has a birthday during that month. One dance is designated when we invite the birthday folks to the dance floor, and everyone gets a chance to take turns dancing with them. We also provide the cake!

If your birthday is in May, we'll see you on Sunday, May 4!

Sundance at Union Square Dance
Friday, May 9 • 5:00–8:00 pm
Union Square • San Francisco

Sundance Saloon is going to play a major role in a new weekly public participatory dance series taking place Fridays in Union Square in downtown San Francisco. Sundance will host lessons and open dancing once a month through October, usually the second Friday of the month (but not always).

The event is still in its formative planning stages, but we are told that the plan is to have a dance floor in place for us. We'll have a mix of partner dancing and line dancing and lessons in both. Future confirmed dates are May 9, June 14, and July 12.

Spring Round-Up
Sunday, May 26
Sundance Saloon

Our annual kick-off to the summer is back. No BBQ this year, but we will have our Memorial Day weekend line dance extravaganza, with a line dance marathon in the main room from opening at 5:00 pm until 7:15 pm! Come ready with your requests. (We will include a smattering of "line dance pro" dances in the mix, weighted towards earlier in the evening.)

We'll still have beginning two-step and line dance lessons, moved to the back room on this night. Regular open dancing starts at 7:15.

Sundance Reno Round-Up
Sundance's 4-day CW dance weekend at the WGRF
October 9–12, 2025 • Reno, NV

Sundance is going to host a full-fledged country-western dance weekend in conjunction with the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno, Nevada, October 9–12, 2025. We'll have four nights of dancing in up to two rooms, three days of dance workshops in up to three rooms, dance exhibition performances. and more! It's going to feel a lot like the Sundance Stompede without it actually being the Sundance Stompede. The weekend will also host the 30th annual convention of the IAGLCWDC.

Advance registration is open now! The host hotel is a complex of three adjacent casino resorts known as "The Row." Check out more details here, including a a more comprehensive list of our offerings, and biographies of our instructors.

Thursday Format Adjustment
Line dancing after 10:00 pm

We are making a slight adjustment to our Thursday format, when we will now have all line dancing by request from 10:00 to our 10:30 pm closing. The remainder of the night will remain unchanged:

• 6:00 pm - Doors open
• 6:45 pm - Partner dance lessons (intermediate and beginning in 2 rooms)
• 7:30 pm - Line dance lessons (intermediate and beginning in 2 rooms)
• 8:00 pm - Open dancing (the usual mix of two-step, line dance, waltz, swing)
• 10:00 pm - All line dancing by request
• 10:30 pm - Close

Clogging at Sundance Saloon
Thursdays • 6:30–8:30 pm
Sundance Saloon: Loft

The Barbary Coast Cloggers are bringing their clogging classes to Sundance Saloon every Thursday. Clogging lessons take place upstairs in the loft, while our regular programming of two-step and line dance lessons continues on the ground level.

The schedule is:

• 6:30-7:10 - Easy Level
• 7:10-7:50 - Intermediate Level
• 7:50-8:30 - Advanced Level

The classes are drop-in and there is no additional fee beyond the regular Sundance Saloon admission.

Line Dance Pro
Sundays (except 1st Sun of month) • 5:00–6:30 pm
Sundance Saloon • Back Room

Can't get enough line dancing? Line Dance Pro is an opportunity to increase your line dance abilities and challenge yourself with new line dances not included in our regular Sundance Saloon repertoire.

Our Line Dance Pro sessions run every Sunday in the Back Room of Sundance Saloon (except the first Sunday of the month)! Includes lessons starting at 5:15 pm, except the last Sunday of the month which features a line dance marathon. Check the Sundance Saloon instruction calendar for the schedule.

Volunteers Needed

Please help us! Sundance Saloon is a community effort, dependent on lots of people chipping in a little bit. We are always looking for more help, and this has never been more true. If you have not volunteered in the past, this is a great time to think about stepping in. You can become an integral part of what makes Sundance so special.

Our needs at Sundance Saloon include set-up, front door, and coat-check. Shifts are generally one hour. No experience necessary.

Supporting Sundance

As an all-volunteer, member- and community-supported organization, the Sundance Association depends on your support to keep thriving. The pandemic put an extra burden on our finances, and our needs are never-ending. There are many ways to help us, and not all of them involve monetary contributions:

• Become a member of the Sundance Association by pledging an annual tax-deductible donation.
• Come on down! Support us just by showing up.
• Introduce someone new to Sundance Saloon.
• Use our coat-check on Sundays.
• Put a dollar or two in one of our tip jars.
• See if your company offers matching donations or grants for volunteer time served.
• Remember Sundance in your estate planning.
• Volunteer!
• Social media! Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram. Share our posts. Share your own posts. Review us on Google, Yelp, Facebook, and Tripadvisor.